A pilot study to evaluate the efficacy of class IV lasers on nonhealing neuroischemic diabetic foot ulcers in patients with type 2 diabetes

Diabetes Care. 2015 Oct;38(10):e152-3. doi: 10.2337/dc15-0774.

Authors

Giuseppe Maltese¹, Janaka Karalliedde², Helen Rapley³, Tim Amor³, Alpa Lakhani³, Luigi Gnudi²

Affiliations

¹ Cardiovascular Division, Faculty of Life Sciences & Medicine, King's College London, London, U.K. giuseppe.maltese@kcl.ac.uk.
² Cardiovascular Division, Faculty of Life Sciences & Medicine, King's College London, London, U.K.
³ Diabetes and Endocrinology Service, Guy's and St Thomas' Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London, U.K.

PMID: 26404934
DOI: 10.2337/dc15-0774

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Aged
Chronic Disease
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / physiopathology
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / therapy*
Diabetic Foot / physiopathology
Diabetic Foot / therapy*
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Glycated Hemoglobin / metabolism
Humans
Laser Therapy / methods*
Male
Middle Aged
Pilot Projects
Wound Healing*

Substances

Glycated Hemoglobin A